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Image: Hitoshi Maida yuzen-dyeing. Courtesy of The Japan Foundation.
In Japan, yuzen-dyeing became the fashionable at the end of the 17th century. It is a paste resist-dyeing technique, used to create large, pictorial, freehand designs of many colours. The technique, now called hon-yuzen— true, or original yuzen —revolutionized kosode decoration. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, yuzen created a new fashion among both the wealthy, and middle-class women, and went on to have a strong impact on kimono decoration in late 19th century Japan...
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